Politics Archives

Greater sage grouse on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.

Environment

At the Department of the Interior, Industry Lobbyists and Revolving-Door Operatives Shape Sage Grouse Policy

Public records show that industry groups and conservative politicians have had the ear of top Department of the Interior officials as they seek to dismantle conservation protections for the imperiled species.

Jimmy Tobias

A man casts his vote at Amherst Street Elementary School on November 8th, 2016, in Nashua, New Hampshire.

News in Brief

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court Releases a New Congressional District Map

The new boundaries will go into effect for the 2018 elections.

Candace Butera

Economics

The Supreme Court Is About to Hear Arguments for a Case That Could Either Destroy Unions or Revive Them

How much do workers owe the unions that bargain for them?

Dwyer Gunn

News in Brief

Internal Strife Has Slowed Development in the Republic of Georgia

The West is ignoring a dangerous socio-political duality between pro-Western and pro-Soviet populations that continue to fester in the country.

Giorgi Lasha Kasradze

News in Brief

Jeff Sessions Reveals the Department of Justice’s Cluelessness on Gun Violence

The attorney general vowed to use the Department of Justice to confront America's gun problem. Well, sort of.

Jared Keller

About 700 people gathered at the Minnesota capitol building in St. Paul, Minnesota, on March 4th, 2017, to show support for Donald Trump.

News in Brief

Inside the Minds of Hardcore Trump Supporters

New research finds the president's earliest and strongest followers embody a particularly belligerent strain of authoritarian thinking.

Tom Jacobs

A Hillary Clinton supporter clashes with a Donald Trump supporter outside the White House on November 9th, 2016, in Washington, D.C.

News in Brief

The Emotional Roots of Political Polarization

New research argues feelings of disillusionment prompt people to take more extreme positions.

Tom Jacobs

An immigrant woman takes her daughter to school before going to work on February 9th, 2018, in Miami, Florida.

Social Justice

The Trump Administration’s Revised Immigration Rule Could Penalize American Citizens for Using Social Services

The Department of Homeland Security says a new draft rule saves taxpayers money. Activists warn that it targets immigrants and the poor.

Massoud Hayoun

The Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Economics

What Trump’s Budget Means for Space, Health, and Basic Science in America

Under Trump's request, NASA's budget would hold steady, while the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation would see their funding slashed.

Francie Diep

Santana High School in Santee, California.

Education

The Department of Education Will Not Investigate Bathroom Complaints From Trans Students

A spokesperson for the Department of Education said the agency will not consider or investigate complaints filed by transgender students against schools banning them from using bathrooms that match their gender identity.

Candace Butera